In addition to new lightweight vehicle bodies, a new weight saving design is available for commercial vehicles. This time it is the turn of the suspension unit, the weight of which is reduced through ...

Lightweighting technology: 65 percent weight savings with composite leaf springs manufactured at Benteler-SGL by using Henkel’s Loctite matrix resin SHANGHAI, China--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Henkel is ...

Through the 1950s, all domestic trucks featured a ladder frame with leaf springs front and rear. These semi-elliptic springs arch below the framerails. The steering knuckles pivot on kingpins at each ...

OK, now let’s get this straight—within every Mustang beats the heart of a Falcon: Same shock towers, virtually identical control arms, spring perches, springs, shocks, and grocery-getter leaf springs.

It is said that the leaf-spring suspension is the oldest suspension used for automobiles. The leaf-spring system was used more recently in '70s production cars, some of which are still in service ...

Composite leaf springs have emerged as a promising alternative to traditional steel systems in automotive suspension due to their high specific strength, excellent corrosion resistance, and ...

Rassini has developed and manufactures the hybrid rear suspension, which consists of a parabolic main steel leaf supported by a composite helper, at its Piedras Negras (Coahuila Mexico) location. With ...

Rassini’s 1+C Hybrid leaf spring features a single steel parabolic main plate and a flat glass fiber composite helper plate to provide suspension on the rear wheels of the Ford F-150 pickup truck.

This story appears in the April 11 print edition of E&MU, a supplement to Transport Topics. Maryland-based Ramar Moving Systems hauls specialty items such as art, satellites and, once, a moon buggy.